Vehicle-wheel.



' No. 895,941. PATENTED AUG. 11 1908.

L. H. BARRY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED 0 0T.10,'1906.

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LINDA HENRYBABRY, or DURANGO, MEXICO.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, LINDA H. BARRY, a a resident of Durango, Mexico, have invented a new and Improved Vehicle-Wheel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to im rovements in 7 vehicle wheels of the class aving metal sprin tires,- the object being toprovlde a whee of this'character that will be comparatively light, yet strong and serviceable, and

. that will meet all the' requirements of a cushioned tire. v a 'I will describe a vehicle wheel embodyin my inventionand then -oint out the nove, features in the ap ende claims.

Reference is to e had to the accompanying drawingsformi'ng a part of this specification, in WhlCh similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a vehicle Wheel embodying my invention; Fig. 2'is a section on the line w:c of Fig. 1; Fig.- 3 is an end view of a Fig. 4 is' a section on the line y-y of Fig. 3;

and Figs. 5 to 12 inclusive are detailed views of various parts em loyed in the tire construction, as will be ly described.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the wooden rim of a wheel to which spokes 2 are attached in any suitable manner, 1 and engaging with the sides of the rim 1 are metal rin s 3 having upwardly flared portions 4, an mental metal rings 5 whic are also outward; Passing through the said rings and also through the. rim 1 are clamping bolts-6, and these rings in practice formclamping members for a pluralit of longitudinally curved springs 7 whic are pm the clampin bolts. The inner ends of these spring mem ers are curved outward asindi cated at 9'to engage between shoulderslO and 11 of the rings, as clearly indicated in' Fig, 2. Also clamped between said rings and engaging against the outer sides of the members 7 are sup lemental springs 12 which are also provided at the sides with notches for receiving the clamping bolts. Each curveds ring 7 has a hole 7' near its inner end and 12 and 6, for receiving rivets 24 that unite Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed 0mm 10, 1906. SerialNo. 338,263.

coupling clip employed;

are m t e form of lugs or which will serve to prevent s idding of the outward of these rin s3 are sugpple wheel.

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plurality. of lon members] clampe vided with notches 8 at the sides for receiving there is a similar hole 125' formed in each auxiliary or supplemental spring 12, as indicated respectively in Fi s. -wardy Patented Aug. 11, 1908.

Figs. 1 and 2.

each 'pair of these springs, as indicated in The tread of the tire comprises a plurality of longitudinallyrcurved strips 13 of spring metal, the ends thereof being coiled as indi cated at 14, and'with these coiledends the hook ends 15 of the spring members 7 are designed to engage. The said spring members 7.

are spaced slightl apart as are also the tread members 13, an engaging with the coils 14 are the end-members 16 0 coupling clips 17'. The end walls of said clips are perforated and the walls of the perforations are countersunk to receive the heads of fastenin rivets 18, which pass through both end members 16 of the coupling clips 17 and through the.

coiled ends 14 of the treadmembers 13,"said coiled ends bein received between the said members 16. spring 7 is received between a coiled end 14 of a tread member and the inner surface of the clip 17, so that the clip and rivet efiect the desired coupling between the spring member 7 and, the tread member 13.

Extending around the innerside of thetread members 13..

mental tread member 20, the said tread members and the bands being secured to he curved end '15- of each' are bands 19' of spring metal, and extending over each tread mem-. 'ber 13 and lengthwlse thereof is a supplegether b rivets21 which atthe outer .end

rojections 22 with upwardl and inwardly curved ends, a lurality of ongitudinally curved springs orming treadmembers, the outer ends of which are curved downwardly and inwardly and are overlappedby the curved ends of the to the rim and-forme first named springs, clips having side flanges between which the curved en of the respective spring'members are received, and means for uniting the clips to said curved members.

3 .2. A vehicle wheel, comprising a rim, a

pl-uralityof upwardly'and outwardly curved sprin members, a pair of upwardly and outflarmg rings at each side of the rim,

'said rings serving to clamp saids'pring mem'' bers between them, said s ring members having upwardly and inwar y curved ends, a plurality of spring tread members ranging transversely of the wheel and curved in the direction of their length, the ends 'ofsaid tread members being coiled and being received within. the hooked endsof the first named springs, and bands extending around the wheel and secured to the tread members.

3. A vehicle wheel, comprising a rim, a

plurality of longitudinally curved spring' members clamped to the rim auxiliary spring members also clamped to the rim, and extending beneath the first mentioned spring members 'to reinforce the same, and springyielding longitudinally curved tread members having rockingengagement at the ends with the first-named spring members.

A. vehicle wheel, comprising a rin 1,,outwardtv-emwed spring members, pairs of out- \vardly-riu-ved rings extending around tllPi rim at the sides, each pair of rings forming an M outwardl flaring space therebetween, be-

tween w ich the. said spring members are. 1

clamped,- and spring tread members secured to the first mentioned spring members at their respective .ends.

5. A vehicle wheel comprising a-rlm, a

pair of clam ing rings at each side ofthe rim, clamping b0 ts passing through the rings and rim, the said rings being flared outwar from the periphery of the rim, a plurality of longitudinally curved spring members clamped between the pairs of rings, and spring-yielding tread members engaging the said outwardly-curved spring members.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscrlhmg witnesses.

LINDA HENRY BARRY. Witnesses:

Jiuuns A.. 141: R01, L. l). BARRY. 

